Alan Wake
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Alan Wake

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There are a maximum of 67 Alan Wake achievements (50 without DLC) worth 2,484 (1,500)

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Departure Achievement in Alan Wake

Departure48 (40)

Offline Required - This achievement requires play in offline game modesSingle Player - This achievement can be obtained in single player game modesMain Storyline - This achievement is gained automatically by progressing through the main game modeDifficulty Specific - This achievement requires play on a certain difficulty levelStackable - This achievement can be unlocked at the same time as, or in the course of, earning its more difficult counterpart
Complete the game on Normal difficulty.

0.0Earn this in the Alan Wake Walkthrough

Achievement Guide for Departure

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misfit119
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misfit119
Achievement won on 16 May 10
TA Score for this game: 2,484
Posted on 18 May 10 at 17:27
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Considering the way that Alan Wake plays out there is absolutely no reason for you to ever play on the Hard difficulty. Difficulty achievements stack, meaning you only need to beat the game twice - once on Normal or Hard unlocks Nightmare and then play through Nightmare.

Playing through the game on the Normal difficulty will allow you to get most of the other achievements in at least one run, including the manuscript and other collectible achievements. Go back, play any Episode you need to get achievements you've missed and then move on to Nightmare. Skip over Hard entirely since it's somewhat redundant.

The only difference difficulty level makes is how hard it is to defeat the Taken. On Hard enemies have about 50% more health and on Nightmare they have around twice the health they do on Normal. There are also 15 new manuscript pages to collect on Nightmare but that's for another guide.
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